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Palo Alto Fire Fighters

Palo Alto, California · 3 sauces on record

Note from the registry: Note: the Heat list's 'Palo Alto Firefighters Pepper Sauce' is this maker (one-word 'Firefighters' variant; own site paloaltofirefighters.com). No rename — a spacing variant, not a spelling error. Verification 2026-11-07 (descriptor Bay Area): Verde Magazine (independent) — sauce-making began 1994 at Fire Station 5, three flavors (Original, XX Habanero, XXX Ghost Pepper), 'sold in multiple locations around Palo Alto, including Philz coffee, and can also be shipped nationally'; Amazon variety 3-pack (8.5oz) $34.99 / $33.24 Subscribe & Save, in stock at the most recent crawl (an older crawl showed Currently Unavailable — availability fluctuates); Scovilled XX Habanero $9.99, sold out at that retailer. Year stays blank: 1994 is the sauce-making start; first commercial sale was December 2005 per the existing yearLabel.

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Location
Palo Alto, California
Category
Core Hot
Founded / launch
Source-stated: first commercial sauce December 2005 — not verified as a founding year
Evidence
Launch year on record
CapsaMark ID
CM-M-PALO-ALTO-FIRE-FIGHTERS

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